The Sun. — London, England, 1808-07-23 00:00:00

t, E PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT TWSLYL O'CLOCK. Consols 6°16 I Red. Ann. 694 1 Omnium THE SUN. SOLIM QUIS DICSat /ALBUM Ai.:JZAT L'O N D 0 N, SATURDAY, _JULY 23, 1 8(). St. Andero. destroyed all the arms in the place. 13,000 men, and Madrid. *bout ,five thous a nd men. ARR tvED-1 Gottenburgh, z Dublin, ; Waterford. : le u c-1 Dublin, t Waterford: - 3 Dispatches were this m9rning:received ai the Admiralty, from our Squadron . cruizing off the Northern Coast of Spain, dated the 15th inst. which contain the gratifying intelligence of the recapture of It 'appears that General PONTEi, who commands a division of the Patriotic Army, having formed the plan of retaking that place, advanced towards it with between three and four thousand men, and concerted •a plan of attack with some of our Ships of War that were cruizing off the coast. The Fronds in St. Ander°, attuut 1600 men, lid not, however, think it prudent to wait for an attack, for, about two o'clock in the morning of the- 12th Inst. they evacuated the thwn, having first levied a heavy contribution on the inhabitants, and The part of the Asturian force under Gen. PONTE and the Bishop of St. Andero, amounts to about 18,000 men, but the whole Asturian Army amounts to above 46,000 men; and it was generally ex- peed that an a&ion would take place between it am' Marshal liasszEßzs's ArMy, which amounts to about 16,000 men, near Bilboa, of the result of which very little doubt was entertained, General Cupsm had advanced to Villepande, and had taken posses- sion of the Bridge at May orea, and on the Seco ; his intention was to make an attack upon al- in which there was A small . French force, for the purpose of cutting off all communication be- tween Burgos, at which there was a French corps of MURAT still remains entrenched at ReteirQ, with jos4pa 13001,14,p4T; Las at length ventured into his new dominions; he entered Biscay the beginning of this month, with about four thousand men; he was at Bilboa on the gth, at 'Toloo on the Oth, and when the last accounts came away he was at Vittoria. He was apparently afraid to proceed farther, from the cool and contemptuous reception he every where met with. Accounts frOzi Cadiz, dated the 7th inst, were yesterday received by Government, the contents of which will be found in our Paper of this day. All these various accounts tend to keep up those hope's which the friends of that .Country, and of mankind, must entertain of the final triumph , vhich the heroic Spaniards will -achieve over their cy,ecrable assailants. The Supreme Council of Se- yille, whose condua is marked by the most profound wisdom as well as by virtuous energy, is behold with reverence and submission in every part of Sp::iti that has avowed its determination to rescue the Country from the fangs of its ferocious. Invader. The triumph of the Patriots over LEFEBV4E, at Sa 7 ragossa, is confirmed by an Official Manifesto from that Coun6l. There is some variation in the n counts of the number of his forces, but the glorious news of his complete discomfiture admits of no doubt. The same fate has, doubtless, by this time, fallen on DUONT, lyllp had endeavoured to defend himself at Andujar, but who was every moment cx veded to surrender, or, ;•ith his whole army, to become the viatim of Spanish valour. It is certain that he offered to capitulate un learning that five thousand men who had been sent from Madrid to hip relief, but had been compelled to return after a severe lo”; bur as be required permission to send 3 number of coveree, waggon4 into FrOcg, leis pro- posals. were indignantly rcjec-10. The Patriots had taken 120 waggons, containing stores intended for his rph(f. The French, in addition to their old crick of concealing the truth, had resorted another, not less forniltar to them, of announcing pretended triumphs. The Journals which they had published at Madrid, far from stating the perilous condition of DUPONT, had announced his capture of Seville, where the Chiefs of the Nation were assembled to foil 'the efforts his detestable Master;, and that, co-operating with the French fleet, he was 26tually born .carding Cadiz ! ! Among other cheering accounts, it is stated also, that the de feat of the French under MONO Y, in Valen , cia, is confirmed, and that be himself had fallen in the contest. The people of Madrid had been stn., diously kept in ignorance of the glorious proceedings throughout the Country ; but their detestation' of the French was so deep and strong, that the first spark that reached them was likely to make them burst out into the utmost fury. The zeal of patriot ism was buirning with unabated rage at Carthageua, where 9,0,0cr0 Patriots had enrolled themselves as Volunteers; and on the 10th ult. the Ptrt was opened by proclamation to the British. These had been joined by near 10,000 regulars, and the 'chief command was entrusted to General CARD; an OffiCer of known talents and experience. ,There, are two accounts respetiing the state of Barcelona —one; dated the 4th inst. represents the people as apprehensive, that in an attack upon the place by their vi&orious countrymen, there will be no opportunity of distinguishing them from the enemy ; and that : with the permission of the French General, they were removing as fast as possible. It is not, however, probable that he would have given this permission ; unless he is in want of provision ; as, to case of a defeat, the vilorious assailants might spare the French for the sake of their countrymen. Other accounts say, that an as on had taken place near Barcelona, in which the French had suffered a signal defeat; and had their General, S2GI, killed. We recur, however, with most pleasure to the certainty of the triumph achieved by the heroic /PALAFOX over LEFEBVRE, as that will tend chiefly to invigorate. the Spaniards in their glorious career. The -difficulty that arose respe&ing the number of the French in thiS a6lion, is fully explained in the Manifesto published by the Supreme Council of Se ville, which states, that he first defeated a division 016,000, and afterw.lr.s completely destroyed an other of 12,00 f. We are happy to And that the Proclamation uses nearly lee same language - as we adopted on Wednesday last, viz. that " not a man was left to tell the tale of destruttiod to his Coun- tryrnen." ',These are glorious tidings for the friends of hu. man nature, the rights of mankind, and the inde pendence of Nations. :But we may - exped still more prosperous events, for our gallant Countryman, Ge neral SPENCER, was proceeding to assist the Patriots at Xeres, and CASTANOS was in full march to pour destruaion on the Enemy at Andujar. THE Transparts with the Troops on board got un der way yesterday ,evening from the DoWns. it was expeaed that they would reach Portstunuth'in the course of this day, and- will, we undersiaud, pro ceed on their voyage without any delay. THE following article is extracted from the. Edin burgh Paper of Wednesday last : we should be happy to confirm the statement which it contains, but we , fear it is not entitled to any credit-:— . We had yesterday intelligence from Yarmouth), , but of its accuracy we as important as unexpeCted have strong doubts. A Letter from a Gentleman, who, according to our , information, had seen the Officer who brought the Dispatches, stated; that the Dutch Fleet had come out from the Texel, and joined Admiral 11.Ussu, ! A Gentleman who ar rived yesterday from Newcastle is said to have heard the same intelligence there, but the NeWcastle Pa per of yesterday is perfeetly silent on the subjea. That something extraordinary was expeCted by Ad miral liossELL appears by a letter from a lad in the Ma estic fo his mother, dated a week ago, in which he says-- 7 " the Fleet, is in - ,line of battle—cleared •Ships—guns double-shotted—and waiting the Dutch Fleet coming out." We have this day made some furtherExtraas from the'Gottenburgh Mails which arrived yesterday.-- The Report of a rupture between Russia and France appears to gain ground in the North, Indeed, un less the Emperor ALEXANDER has obliterated from his recolletrtion every principle by which he was for merly actuated, or unless the French emissaries by whom he is surrounded keep him in complete ig norance of the events that are passing in Europe, we think it impossible that he c l an continue to promote the atrocious plans of BtJONAPARTE. Yesterday morning his MAJESTY, Princesses Au- GUSTA, SOPHIA, and AMELIA, accompanied by Lady THYNNE, Generals FITZROY and MANNING DAM, and Colonel TAYLOR, rode in Windsor Great Park, and returned at twelve o'clock to the Palace. • On Thursday the Earl and Countess of PEMBROKE arrived at Windsor on a visit to their MAJESTIES, and in the evening walked-on the Terrace with their MAJESTIES, PRINCESSES, &C. Yesterday, about one o'clock, Messrs. Sol 4w and COURVOISTER, King's Messengers, arrived 4t the Foreign Office, accompanied by two Swedish Messengers. They landed at Cromer; instead of Harwich, in consequere:.e of the wind being unfa vourable, on - Plursday afternoon about five o'clock. Soon after their arrival, a Cabinet- Council was held, which was attended by all the Members in town, and broke up about six. Letters from Gibraltar state, that SEBASTIAN' had positively quitted Constantinople, and that a Russian Ambassador, when on his way to Naplei, had been recalled by his Court. They also mention, that an Expedition is fitting out in Malta, to aa in the, .Me diterranean. NAVAL NEWS. MAL, JULY 22.—His Majesty's Ship St. 41- ban's has made the signal fur a convoy to the West ward ; in consequence of which the whole of the Transports with the Troops on board are now get ting under weigh. Arrived, and sailed for the River, the Sedulus, DiGRAHAM ; and the Robert, FORD, from Malta. PLYMOUTH, JULY 41.--Arrived this morning the Cadmus Sloop of War, of 14 guns, from the Chan nel Fleet, With Dispatches from Admiral' GAbIBIER, said'to contain intelligence of the utmost itnportance, and of the most satisfatiory nature, relative io the Patriots in Spain, - but not a syllable has transpired here of the nature of their contents; but it is con-, je&ured that it may relate to the capture of the Rus sian Squadron in the Tagus : this is, however, con jecture only. An American Vessel also arrived here this morn• ing, which left. Bilboa on the . 14th instant. She brings intelligence that JosErn BUONAPARTS arrived on the gth inst. at St. Sebastian, where he was re ceived in the most cool and unfriendlymanber : on the troth, he proceeded to Tolosa, Verrara, and Men dragow, where he met with a similar reception. He was to arrive at Vittoria on the 11th, and intended remaining there some days. PORTSMOUTH, JULX 22,—Arrived His Majesty's Sbili Iphigenia from off Havre. The Transports lately arrived , from the Medi terranean were this day released from ciparanfine. FROM THE GIBRALTAR CHRONICLE OF THE 2ith JULY.. , . SEVILLE, JUNE 15.—The Supreme Board wish-' ing to uphold the credit of the paper-money as far as the existing circumstances admit of it, enaled on the 12th, that one third of the Custom-house duties may be paid in vales reales. The Supreme Board came, on the 13th, •to the resolution of authorking the sale of such British goods as may be legally imported, this . sale .being now stuspended in const;quence of the time allowed for it having expired; and it is hereby made known for the information of the. public. The three Bridges of Sta. Elena, Puerto. del Rey, and Despena Perros, in the Morena Mountains, have been provided with artillery, and are guarded by troops , of the kingdom . Grenada. Two days ago the provisions and ammunition which the French were expelling, were captured at Puerto del Rey. The enemy lost seven privates, one General Officer, one Aid-de-Camp, and one Colonel, killed; and 34 taken; some Captains and Subalterns being among the number. 'Lie re mainder, consisting of about 400 men, having fallen back, were put to the sword in the Vale de Penns. CADIZ: JUNE 14.—Last night it -Was notified to the French Squadron, that a new battery of thirty 36-pounders, and eight 24-pounders, was ready to open upon it, within half a cannot shot, in case it Should,-not surrender. - ,This morning at seven, no answer having been returned, the sigtial, for general action was made on board the P ince ; upon Which the wrench surrendered at eight. 'The .odicers in sisted to fight to the last ; but the crews revolted against them, and compelled them to strike The General of our Squadron immediately repaired in his barge,, on board the French Admiral's Ship, an d returned to his own with the French Gclw•;al. "Ihe many V,essels which were in readiness tL-'.i)er to give assistance in case of shipwreck, or to remove the crews in case they surrendered, went alongside the ; Ships of the Line, and in the course of the day •the latter were Manned by our sailors, all the French having previously been removed. - The seamen have been conducted to the Four Towers in the Caraeca ; the Marines to the Puntales; and the Officers on board a Ship in the Bay,-Whien has been fitted out for that purpose,' and is called Penton.. Before the Transports, composing Sir Jout , r MOORE'S Expedition, were three hours at anchor at Spithead, their wants of water and provisions were fully supplied, in consequence of previousorders received at Portsmouth for that purpose. Fifty sail of small craft wciit out of harbour on Thurs, day morning with water, with which article they are all now completed. Ditlerent coloured flags are used to signify their various wants;• these they hoisted the moment they -arrivek and neces saries were sent to them. They will be 'all ready for sea by this afternoon. The,thlicers are allowed 24 botui to get their stock on board. . commis sioner SEARLE has been exceedingly a&ive in the execution of this important duty. A Letter, of which the following is a Copy, was yesterday posted at Loin's, dated Alicant, June 12, 1808 : " To Mr. JOHN CHUTER, London. " Sta.--Inclosed you have a • letter frbm Mr. CHARLES BRADFORD, of the Ship A nn , dt Alexan dria. He will advise yon, that the Consul of the United States (our Senior) has succeeded in obtain ing an Order both from the French and Spanish Go vernments of this Country, to liberate all the Ame rican Vessels detained by either, in virtue of the Decree of Milan of 17th December, 1807 • and ac cordingly Captain BRADFOR D is sail e d for Villeneuve, to take in his cargo for your place. He -carries a •. copy of his protest, and every other pap er , in .order. that you nv4y settle with the Underwriters for the damages on his detention, &c. (,Signed) MONTGOMERY and Co." His Royal Highness the Duke of YORK reviewed, yesterday morning, on Wimbledon Comthon, the 6th Regiment of Light Dragoons. Their Royal Highnesses -the Dukes of CLARENCE and CAM BRIDGE, Lord HEATIIFIELD, General BROWNRIGG, and several other persons of distinaion were pre sent. The men went - through their different evolu tions with the greatest correctness, upon which they were complimented by his Royal Highness:the commander in Chief. During on e o f th e c h arges , one of the met} was tkrOwn from his horse, and yery rEvc h ht r 4. SPAIN, PROCLAMATION, BADAIOS, JUNE 27. , —Notice which has been re ceived at nine o'clock at night from his Excellency the General of the Province:— " SoatA, JUNE 18.—It appears that the Divine Blessing again attends us and the . Generalissimo. Our Lady of Pilar has given , us a new proof of her favour and proteetion. After the'French had falica , in the battles of Tudela, Mallen Gaul, and Alagen, in which places they appeared to the number of 5 or 6000, an army of 12,000 French had orders to enter Saragossa on the day of Corpus Christi, with orders that the town should be penetrated. By the miracul ous interference of the Holy Virgin, a battle was fought by the Patriots against these .troops, at the distance of only a gun-shot from Saragossa. All the French were put to the sword : not a single men re mained to tell the dismal narrative to his . countrymen • The Arragenese fought like furies. Four hu n dred horses which remained, and 27 *gage waggons, were taken after this viCtory. Our loss, it is supposed, has been great, but without considerable sacrifices no such triumphs can be. acquired; conquest, Lew' ever, will amply repay us the logics we sust a in. " This is communicated to the Public for its satis' faEtion, by order of the Junta. " ANTONIO BERGER, Sec. By orderof•the Supreme Junta of Government, this information is published. WAN 13. PARDO Sec." 4 g Seville, i9t,h jupe, 1808." On account 'of the unavoidable interruption to the correspondence with this country, given by tho intervention of Catalonia, and until lately by 'the, iv' terposition of • Arragon, 'we have - been deprived -11 f any alireet communication with that vicinity. Bit we have novv, been 'gratified with the insp.eaion "; 4f tsome: letters from Valencia to - a merchant hers , WhiCh will satisfaftorily account for the successe s in that quarter announced 'this day in a publication fron) Seville, -under date of the .29th of June, on authority of the Supreme Junta of Govern went. - the date of the 28th of May we are infornv ed from Alicant, that all the unmarried inhabitant° of Valencia were enlisted between the ages of t 6 and 40,; that the place of. rendezvot:a for these levies was at Altnanza, and that in consequence of th e aaivity employed, and the energy displayed, it %1" 3 " expo led that the Patriotic Army would approweb number to 1.50,000 men raised in - this eastern V ail of the kingdom. It wi)l be seen by the ex.traa given in the ic)l!osv' ing paragraph, that the hopes of the courageou s Spaniards have not been disappointed :-- « ALICANT, JUNE 16.—Since my last letter, the insurre&ion in Spain has been en masse in ev er corner. The only places now in the possession 01 the Fr7-1 , 2b are,. Madrid and Barcelona ; but the cornr:.cation between those ci:i.?s and 1 , 7, anecloi been cut off • .and a division,. consisting of 15,00 0 men, sent from Madrid to Saville, has been destroy' ed during its march, which has had a surprising effe6t on the public mind. " Each province raises its oWn army, and nppoin t4 its own rendezvous, In Almaaza, no fewer thal l 160,000 men are, to a considerable degree, ore nized, and a large portion of them is sent into C 3 ' talonia. " The regular Spanish Army, to a man, is• de' cidedly against the Frenbh cause, and is uniforroli employed in heading, incorporating, and•dikiplinjog their countrymen. " In.the city. of Valencia the populace have mast sacred all the French p r i soneri, to the number () 300, and, it is feared, that too, in jail here, will share the same late. Our French Consul is in the common jail, ing no mean's of communication with his country" men." Llt has been with considerable difficulty that we have ob ° tamed a series of Madrid Gazettes, from the gth to the i7 til of May last, on account of the obstru&ions which had bee n given by the French, who here so long been in possession 0 that Capital. Some notion may be formed of the misrepr sentations which have been employed by Mos Az, in 1 0 City, ‘vhere the public papers are wholly under his dire6l lo : by the following ext ra ct f rom the 'Diario de M a d r id, unfit ' the date last stated.] " We cannot believe that Any intelligent Spat - lig ( ' the true - friend or his country, can favour a cail' e which must terminate in its ruin. Revolution is on e of those indispensable means which must be ell ; ployeil to regenerate a nation, when abuses 11 06 proceeded, to a length which cannot be restritled 11 the ordinary resources of public law. It is a specie s of war which a people declare against their n' °ll Government, to rewpve the established authoriti which, either, from ignorance - or disinclination , 1 not exercised for the general advantage. But wh ist) the inevitable misfortunes which attend such change ha% e been endured, the citizens Of a Countri ; under these c ir cums t ances, w i l l poss e ss sutficie° prudenc'e and virtue to, resist that spirit of arnhni arj ! ‘ which, : with o ut p recaut i on , m i g h t expand to an incalculable extent. If it were otherwise, the co n ' leivence of revolution wct4ld be anarchy, and al" V ' K fa tc TI .~ 4 1 t